Bay Area artist spreads love, smiles through her ‘heartwork’
ALAMEDA, Calif. — Deirdre Freeman walks the mile from her home, lugging a large, colorful painting and tote bag with her hammer and nails....
Biden and Carter, longtime allies, reconnect in Georgia
PLAINS, Ga. — President Joe Biden was a first-term Delaware senator in 1976 when he endorsed an upstart former Southern governor for the presidency...
Wary Supreme Court weighs student’s Snapchat profanity case
WASHINGTON — A wary Supreme Court on Wednesday weighed whether public schools can discipline students for things they say off campus, worrying about overly...
Sledgehammer attack damages Guadalupe mural at LA church
LOS ANGELES — A man used a sledgehammer last week to smash the face of a Virgin of Guadalupe mural painted on tiles at...
Nobel Laureate Elie Wiesel gets seat at National Cathedral
WASHINGTON — Washington National Cathedral, the massive Episcopal house of worship that prides itself on being an unfinished work-in-progress whose stones and stained glass...
Outdoor mask guidance echoes what many Americans already do
In the small Nebraska town of Oxford, the school district dropped its mask mandate last month in what was a fairly straight-forward decision: Cases...
In Jaffa, gentrification stokes discord as Arabs pushed out
TEL AVIV, Israel — A turreted former Catholic girl's school in Jaffa is being transformed into an exclusive Soho House club. Around the corner,...
Pope ousts leadership of Ecuadorian diocese amid complaints
ROME — Pope Francis responded Wednesday to reports of poor governance and moral failings in the Ecuadorian diocese of Riobamba by not only accepting...
Greek PM: Vaccine hesitancy driving high death rate
ATHENS, Greece — Greeceās prime minister has issued an appeal for elderly Greeks to get vaccinated, blaming hesitancy for persistently high rates of death...
Vatican No. 2 skips trip to Venezuela, cites pandemic
ROME — The Vatican No. 2 is skipping a planned trip to Venezuela this week because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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